Management of Merkel cell carcinoma: The roles of lymphoscintigraphy, sentinel lymph node biopsy and adjuvant radiotherapy

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2509-2518

  Warner, Ross E ^a   Quinn, Michael J ^a   Hruby, George ^a   Scolyer, Richard A ^a,b   Uren, Roger F ^a,b   Thompson, John F ^a,b  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lymphoscintigraphy; Merkel cell carcinoma; Prognosis; Radiotherapy; Sentinel lymph node biopsy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; MUCOSAL DISEASE; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN EXFOLIATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 50049111836     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-008-9983-1     Document Type: Article

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